A train designed to run at a speed of 200 km per hour left east China's Shanghai for Suzhou early Wednesday morning, ushering in a high-speed era for the world's fastest growing economy.

A train designed to run at a speed of 200 km per hour left East China's Shanghai for Suzhou at 05: 38 on April 18, 2007, ushering in a high-speed era for the world's fastest growing economy. [newsphoto]

Nationwide, 140 pairs of high-speed trains with a speed of 200 km per hour or a faster speed will begin to hit the railways on Wednesday. The number will increase to 257 by the end of this year.

Numbered D460, the train left Shanghai on 5:38 a.m. and is expected to arrive in Suzhou 39 minutes later.

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